Zhu Jingyuan looked at the representatives of Spain and Portugal.
The two British representatives also looked over at the same time.
If the Dutch are not stopped, the Spaniards must be stopped.
Guyana can barely give up to Ming Dynasty, but the Antilles must not give up.
Prime Minister Peter has already reacted. He no longer wants to confront Zhu Jingyuan, but directly tells the Spanish Prime Minister and the prince:
"You must not give up the Antilles, otherwise your route to New Spain (Mexico) will be completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty!"
Spanish Prime Minister Manuel also thinks so:
"Yes, His Highness Prince Dashi, we cannot give up on the Antilles."
Zhu Jingyuan was not surprised and immediately changed direction:
"How about replacing the Greater Antilles with Texas? This will ensure that your route will not be interfered by the Ming Dynasty."
The Spanish representative grinned after hearing this. This big food king was really talking nonsense.
The Texas area at this time was larger than Texas in the United States in later generations, and the east extended to the shores of the Honey River.
The northern part has no specific boundaries and is integrated with the entire Louisiana region.
And going north from Texas is the historical Louisiana region, the area between the west bank of the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
It is now a disputed area between the Ming Dynasty and the West, Britain and France.
If Spain handed over the Texas region to the Ming Dynasty, it would completely isolate this disputed area from the Spanish colonies.
This was tantamount to allowing New Spain to completely give up the fight for this disputed area.
Of course Spain cannot accept it.
Spanish Prime Minister Manuel shook his head and said:
"This is even more impossible. Even if Spain accepts it, the British will not accept it."
Across the Honey River from what is now Texas is the British American Colony.
Texas was given to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty's colonies were across the river from the British, much closer than across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
When the British Prime Minister heard what the Spanish Prime Minister said, he agreed without hesitation:
"Yes, Texas cannot be handed over to Ming."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly:
“Then the question is, how do you Spaniards plan to end this war?
“Tell yourselves, what price can Spain pay?
“We will evaluate and give a reasonable truce period.
"If you can't decide, then it's better to just cease the war on the front line."
At this moment, Manuel suddenly became a little stunned.
Subconsciously, he seemed to have watched Holland exit easily, so he relaxed.
Daming's requirements are not so easy to meet.
Since the war was theoretically initiated by the countries of the Anti-Ming Alliance, the peace talks were also initiated by Taixi, which had already been established in previous negotiations.
All countries in the Anti-Ming Alliance must pay a sufficient price for the armistice.
Especially the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Lucia, they are the countries that originally signed an armistice agreement with the Ming Dynasty.
Under the nervous gaze of the British, Manuel reassessed the situation:
"You can give up the Yinzhou area south of Panama..."
Zhu Jingyuan immediately laughed:
"Do you realize now that my request is not excessive at all?"
Manuel's expression has become very ugly.
This time period was originally the era when the Nanyinzhou independence movement was rising.
Historically, it was the news of American independence and the French Revolution that inspired the courage of Latin American rebels.
Then the Napoleonic Wars shattered the European order, especially directly subverting the Spanish royal family, giving Latin American countries a chance to become independent.
In this world, it is the continuous world war between the Ming Dynasty and the anti-Ming alliance that gives opportunities to the rebels and careerists in Yinzhou.
Spain and Portugal, the two countries in this world, have far more control over Nanyin Continent than they did at the same time in history.
However, the historical liberators of South America, Bolivar, San Martin and others, Pushkins and others also learned the experience of rebellion from the history of the Ming Dynasty.
They first gathered young people who were equally ambitious, secretly accumulated strength, and then launched an armed uprising.
First, they learned from Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and started to engage in roving warfare and mobile warfare. The scale of the rebel army grew rapidly like a snowball.
They also summarized the lessons of Li Zicheng's failure and referred to Zhu Yuanzhang's successful experience.
When the armed forces develop to a certain scale, they will make peace with more ambitious local officials and the bourgeoisie.
Absorb them into the team and establish your own court and system.
San Martin was founded in the middle of the Brazilian plateau, north of the Ming Dynasty's Xintianfu Imperial Village and west of the Portuguese Brazilian colony.
Saint Martin proclaimed himself king, and the name of the country was directly called the Kingdom of Saint Martin.
Saint Martin took the lead, and other insurgents followed suit.
O'Higgins established the Kingdom of Pushkins in southern Peru, behind the Andes Mountains.
On the Mexican plateau in Northern Yinzhou, the rebel army led by Yin Dalgo, who was born in the church, established a theocratic Holy Mexican Kingdom.
Young Bolivar can be regarded as a rising star in the rebel army, but he is developing and growing very quickly.
He established the Kingdom of Bolivar in the northern Andes Mountains, in the middle of Spain's Viceroyalty of New Granada, and later in Colombia.
I have been leading troops in battles and also seeking to join forces with other countries to overthrow the colonial rule of Spain, Portugal and Ming Dynasty.
Bolivar went south to cooperate with San Martin last year in an attempt to seize the land of New Tianfu from the Ming Dynasty, but did not achieve any results.
This battle was also classified as a raid by the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Xintianfu Imperial Villa of Ming Dynasty has been harassed by them, the impact is relatively small.
Because the situation in Xintianfu Imperial Village is more stable.
The immigrants in Xintianfu Huangzhuang are basically from the Ming Dynasty, and the original Thai and Western immigrants were driven to Spanish and Portuguese colonies.
St. Martin and Pushkins are the descendants of the Thai and Western immigrants who were driven out of the Ming Dynasty colony.
The environment of Xintianfu is really the land of abundance for the farmers of Ming Dynasty.
Originally the area was sparsely populated, and there was a lot of land waiting to be reclaimed, and it was all extremely fertile.
As long as we farm here honestly, our whole family will be able to have enough food and clothing.
They were too busy having children and had no motivation to rebel.
Instead, a large number of young people will join the army to seize more land on the northern border and at the same time resist the harassment of white ghost bandits.
This led to the fact that the main body of rogue bandits was originally Western Yi.
Xiyi was originally discriminated against by the people of the Ming Dynasty. The key was that the image of the two sides was very different, and the other side could not hide it in Xintianfu.
Therefore, the places where bandits caused the most serious troubles were basically in the colonies of Spain and Portugal.
In addition to the several kingdoms of Saint Martin and others, other native Thai rebels also established more than a dozen large and small dukes and counts.
After these new monarchs each had their own bases, they began to expand wildly, sending troops to attack cities and plunder lands.
From Mexico to Peru, from Brazil and New Grenada, most of the Yinzhou region is filled with smoke, and the era of war between princes is about to come.
The main forces of Spain and Portugal were resisting the Ming Dynasty's attack, and they could only struggle to deal with these rebels.
This is also an important reason why Spain and Portugal accepted peace negotiations and hoped to negotiate as soon as possible.
Spain considered giving up Peru in South Yinzhou, or even giving up the entire South Yinzhou, and tried its best to suppress the uprising in Mexico and save New Spain.
The most valuable areas of the Peruvian Governor's Palace in Nanyinzhou, including the largest Potosi silver mine and the Chilean region, have now been occupied by the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Government Palace of New Granada is still there, it is the nest of Bolivar who caused the most trouble, and it is extremely difficult to eradicate.
In this case, Zhu Jingyuan asked Manuel the price of peace talks.
Manuel didn't think much about it at the scene, and just gave the plan that was originally planned too much and Nanyinzhou.
Spain is handing over the land. Whether Ming Dynasty can suppress those uprisings and truly occupy those lands is Ming Dynasty's own business.
Zhu Jingyuan only asked for the Antilles and the California Peninsula on this basis. This asking price is really not high.
Zhu Jingyuan's rhetorical question only exposed Manuel's plan.
Manuel looked ugly for a while, and considered the current situation again in his mind.
The Antilles are all islands, several times closer to the Spanish mainland than the Ming Dynasty.
As long as he defends himself well, it will be difficult for Ming Dynasty to land and seize it.
It was the Ming Dynasty that suddenly severed trade relations, causing Spain to almost go bankrupt and almost paralyzing the navy and army before it was taken away by the British.
In the future, neither the Ming Dynasty nor the British would be able to seize it by force again.
But the problem is that Ming Dynasty can launch attacks on the Yinzhou continent and at the north and south ends of the Spanish colony.
If Spain refuses to make concessions, Ming Dynasty will definitely not agree to sign a permanent peace treaty. Ten years is the limit.
When the peace treaty time comes, a new war will begin.
Before that, Spain might not be able to defend its colony in Nanyinzhou.
Rather than letting those rebels seize the land, it is better to give it to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for peace.
After careful calculation, Manuel spoke again:
"Spain could give up the California Peninsula and the Lesser Antilles."
This is another step back, leaving the main part of the Andres Islands and giving those small islands to Ming Dynasty.
In this way, both sides can pass through the strait under their own control, enter and exit the Caribbean Sea, and go to Zhongyinzhou and Nanyinzhou on their own.
Zhu Jingyuan knocked on the table lightly:
"I said it before, if you don't give the Greater Antilles, you have to add Texas."
Manuel subconsciously vetoed:
"This is impossible."
Zhu Jingyuan stretched out two fingers:
"Then sign a twenty-year armistice."
Manuel's expression froze again:
"You...don't go too far."
Zhu Jingyuan did not continue to be aggressive this time. Instead, he had a persuasive expression:
“In fact, the twenty-year armistice agreement is very reasonable, it has been a generation.
“Traditional armistice agreements usually last for twenty years.
"There is absolutely no problem in signing directly for 20 years."
Zhu Jingyuan is indeed telling the truth.
Except for direct cession of territory, twenty years is already a relatively long time for other normal treaties.
However, the Ming Dynasty already had nearly permanent long-term peace treaties with the Ottomans, Lucia, and the Netherlands.
Other countries may also sign permanent peace treaties.
By signing a separate treaty for twenty years, it is separated from other countries. This is not simply a matter of isolation.
This is telling the world that my country, which has only signed a treaty for 20 years, has potential war risks compared to other countries.
If you want to form an alliance with me, if you want to invest, and if you want to immigrate, you should be more cautious.
This is simply a long-term risk reminder for the entire world.
At the same time, it's also a very immediate threat.
Signing a twenty-year treaty is actually a gamble.
Bet on whether the national strength of the two sides will fundamentally change in 20 years, and bet on whether the other side will restart the war in 20 years.
You also have to bet on whether the other party will break the contract within twenty years.
Because since it is time-limited, long-term peace treaties with other countries indicate that the other party has not achieved its strategic goals.
Therefore, it is possible to regret after signing the contract and directly tear up the treaty and declare war within twenty years.
